The Mother of All Battles: Saddam Hussein's Strategic Plan for the Persian Gulf War

by Kevin M. Woods

Book Overview

Events in this story of the "Mother of All Battles," as Saddam designated the 1991 war, are drawn from primary Iraqi sources, including government documents, video and audiotapes, maps, and photographs captured by U.S. forces in 2003 from the regime's archives and never intended for outsiders' eyes. The book is part of an official U.S. Joint Forces Command research project to examine contemporary warfare from the point of view of the adversary's archives...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1591149428
• ISBN13: 9781591149422
• Release Date: August 2008
• Publisher: US Naval Institute Press
• Length: 384 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.9" x 8.9"